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The usual reason for oven doors not closing properly, is weak door hinges,if it does not close all the way, and the door seal is o/k, then I suggest you replace both door hinges. Please rate my solution. Thamks.

  • Anonymous Nov 16, 2011

    I've ordered new hinges for this oven. Can anyone tell me how easy it is to do?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 20, 2008

SOURCE: neff oven door (U1661)

The door is v heavy and the hinges being right at the bottom take a lot of strain, especially when the door is in 'half open' position. Once the springs start to wear the hinges are no longer strong enough to hold the top of the door firmly closed. Our U1661 is 8 years old and we've had the hinges replaced twice under extended warranty. The second time the hinges they supplied don't hold the door in this position and it will just drop straight down if you don't support it while you open it.

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2007

SOURCE: Oven Door Doesn't Completely Close

no adjustment. probably needs new hinges - hinge spring gone slack

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Barry Coates

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  • Posted on Nov 20, 2008

SOURCE: belling oven door not closing fully

Hi. Yes, you will need to replace hinges, and possibly the hinge guides located inside the cookere.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 29, 2008

SOURCE: kitchenaid oven door will not stay closed

I had the same problem on my parents Kitchenaid KEMS378GWH0 oven, the door would only close enough to keep the light on. They propped a chair against it to cook. My father replaced the hinges and it worked for about a week. He noticed that pulling outward on the door at the very bottom edge often allowed it to close enough to use.
After completely dismantling the oven to get access to the brackets that the hinges slide into, we found it was not broken. We decided to expand on the only near solution we had and find a way to make the bottom of the door 'push out'. Our solution was very simple. Remove the small metal plate that covers the door insulation. This revealed that the insulation is a braided hollow rope that is held in by small clips that push through holes in the front of the oven. We threaded some small metal rods about 3/8 inch in diameter into the hollow insulation pushed the clips back in to re-attach the insulation, replaced the metal cover plate.
It worked!

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